Election Day 2010

The gym had gotten some new equipment. I tried the new recumbent bike instead of the treadmill. This is not a machine that I can use. It lulls me into somnambulance. At least on the Treadmill, when you set a speed, you either do it or get thrown across the room. On the bike, you make the speed and can only set the resistance. Not the thing for a lazy person. Did 20 minutes – over and out.

Also did 20 minutes of Body Weight exercises. After all, I’ve got to hit that 40 minute mark or this workout does not count for the 40-4-40.

There had been a discussion on the HIAH forum about Face Pulls. I went back to the BBOE and read up on these types of exercises and their value. I added a couple of shoulder exercises this morning. All are aimed at the surrounding muscles which support the shoulder and the functioning of the rotator cuff. Considering the bit of annoyance that sits in my left rotator cuff – this can’t hurt. I will be adding a couple of others and trying to provide some actual structure to this particular workout.

I then headed off to the polls to vote. Last time I voted was in September for the Primary. I had also come from the gym, but it was a warm day. The comment I got then upon arriving in my gym shorts, “Are you taking the day off?” Today, I just got some really strange looks. You could hear their thoughts, “This guy is just crazy. How can he wear shorts in this weather?”

The new voting machines are interesting. You fill in a circle next to the person you want to vote for. This is like being back in school and taking those damn tests, except you are not using a #2 pencil. You then bring the paper over to an assistant who helps you slide it through a scanner which reads and records the results. The paper ballot is saved in the bowels of the machine.

Bluntly, the print on the paper ballots is smaller than the print size used on the lever machines. Tough to read. The filling in of the little tiny circle is annoying. This system is actually less friendly than the old machines – at least for the aged and those with disabilities. Only time will tell.

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“At least on the Treadmill, when you set a speed, you either do it or get thrown across the room.” I LOL’d while reading this. I find I can’t run straight if my head is tilted up towards the televisions on the ceiling. Danger.

I was driving to work this morning and I thought of something and I was like, man I’d like to have a conversation with TNT Man about this…

Knowing what you know, and all that stuff, how would you approach the issue of your kids and their eating, if you were doing it all over?

Like, my parents never told me I couldn’t have something. They didn’t keep candy or soda in the house. And if they did I could only have like one soda a day. They didn’t have desserts in the house- but I remember always ordering fettucini alfredo and chicken parm and fries and the like whenever we went out to eat. That stuff looks like poison to me now, but I wouldn’t say my parents really enstilled any “nutrition science” in me.

A girl I was seeing for about 2-3 years at one point, I remember her and I talking and me saying that I bet the food my kids eat is going to be a problem for me and my wife someday. Because I’m pretty stubburn and OCD- she used the word “pretentious”- about food.

Now this other girl I’m dating, also we’ve been seeing eachother for like 2-3 years- she thinks I’m nutz about my food choices because she’s a double 0 dress size and eats whatever she wants. (she also says we’re getting married, so her judgment may be skewed) But let’s say we do- I wouldn’t want my kids eating lots of pasta and enriched flour, ice cream, etc. And she only brings me food when I’m reloading- she says it’s impossible to cook for me/get anything that doesn’t have carbs.

To which I responded, “then how am I alive?”

Anyway, I don’t know if I’m writing this out intelligibly- I’m rollin’ on 3 hours sleep. I guess I was curious about if you had kids, would you raise them low-carb?

We attempted to incorporate protein and veggies into every meal – along with carbs. We did not cook carb meals without protein, Rarely – there would be a lunch of Mac & Cheese. This was probably because I was a very big meat eater and wanted that with every meal.

We did not limit bread or bagels etc. We joked that we were a house that could live on Bread alone. We did have some level of sweets around the house – but not hell of a lot – mainly because my wife and I were always – Food Pigs.

Did it matter – not a hell of a lot. My daughter is a WW wonder. Her house is filled with 100 calorie carb packs. They pick up cooked food on the way home from work. It will be interesting to see what they do when their son is a bit older. My son-in-law is unbelievably skinny. She is thin now – because of him.

My Son – they eat CRAP. Everything is pre-packaged – until their youngest was diagnosed with various food allergies – then things got just a bit better and they actually had to make their own bread. My son takes insulin injections with every meal. Does not stop him from eating CARBS or limiting them.

We have learned to keep our mouths shut about the eating habits of our children and their families. Does not pay to create friction.

We tried – we failed – they are living their own lives. You can only control what goes in your own mouth. You will have to “make a deal” with your wife as to what is a good meal for the kids. They will eat carbs – but you can try to tilt them to less processed stuff. My SIL did that in the early years – as soon as the kids were out the door – they craved sugar and garbage.

End result – no easy answer. You and your spouse do have to become partners and present a cohesive front to the kiddies. They learn by example.